ARTIST

YUKI YAMAMOTO

Born in 1981 in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Yamamoto completed his graduate studies at the Hokkaido University of Education in 2007.
After receiving a grant from Sapporo City, Yamamoto resided in Berlin from 2012 to 2013. He currently lives and works in Sapporo.
Yamamoto’s works feature interlaced circles in multiple transparent layers.
Through his paintings, Yamamoto reflects upon the oppositional relationships between objects by varying the thickness of layers and the illusionary space of the paintings, as well as the intersections of coloured and hollowed out circles.
Major exhibitions to date include; "PLACE OF HELLO" at the MIKIKO SATO GALLERY(2020), an exhibition at Daikokuya, Itamuro-Onsen (2020), ”Flatten Image” Yuki Yamamoto・Taishi Urakawa Exhibition at Gallery Monma, Sapporo (2019), "2014 VOCA exhibition" at The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo (2014), and "Doto Art File 2013" at Obihiro Art Museum (2013) among others.
Yamamoto received the 30th Holbein Scholarship in 2015 and the Grand Prize at the 5th Daikokuya Contemporary Art Competition (Itamuro-Onsen Daikokuya) in 2010. Since 2017 he has been Co-Manager of the Naebono Art Studio.

http://yamamotoyuki.com

BIOGRAPHY

1981: Born in Obihiro, Japan
2007: Graduated from Hokkaido University of Education graduation school
2012-2013: lived in Berlin by Sapporo city Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion
2017: naebono art studio Joint operation
　: Currently, based in Sapporo, Japan

CV

2015: The 30th HOLBEIN Scholarship
2014: Contemporary Art Foundation Grants
2012: Sapporo City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion
2011: “AAW2011 1st Asian Art Way 2011 in SHANGHAI Grand Prix” Shanghai Band 1919, Shanghai
“Selected at 2011Rokka file” Rokka Library, Sapporo
2010: “1st Prize at 5th DAIKOKUYA Contemporary Art Conpetition” Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya, Nasushiobara
2009: “U35prize at GOLDEN COMPETITION O9’” O Museum, Tokyo
“Selected at 2009 Rokka file” Rokka Library, Sapporo
“2nd Prize at JR tower ART BOX” JR TOWER, Sapporo
2007: “Selected at 1st FIX・MIX・MAX! AWARD” CAI, Sapporo
2005: “1st prize at 80th DOTEN” Sapporo Citizenes Gallery, Sapporo

EXHIBITIONS

2020: Solo Exhibition“PLACE OF HELLO” MIKIKO SATO GALLERY,Hamburg
Solo Exhibition“Yuki Yamamoto Exhibition” Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya, Nasushiobara
2019: “Grafting” naebono art studio, Sapporo Art Space & Cafe Barrack, Seto
“Flatten Image Yuki Yamamoto & Taishi Urakawa Exhibition” Gallery Monma, Sapporo
2018: Solo Exhibition“OHNE TITEL. WENN ÜBERHAUPT, DANN EINE HYPOTHESE: MALEREI ÜBER ÄQUIVALENTE DIFFERENZEN” MIKIKO SATO GALLERY,Hamburg
Solo Exhibition“Yuki Yamamoto Exhibition” Itamuro Onsen Daikokuya, Nasushiobara